White Hall bank robbery trio held on $20,000 bail
White Hall Maryland July 28 state police hold three suspects in the bank robbery case. George Dix T J Barnes and Nathaniel Wilson were charged with assaulting and robbing teller J Harold Ensor. Authorities seek 2253.45 stolen from the bank and identify Dix and Barnes through witness accounts.
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White Hall
George Dix
T.J. Barne
Nathaniel Wilson
William P. Butler
J. Harold Ensor
Barnes
Wilson
Dix
Robert Dix
Ensor
Lida Slade
Prettyboy
Dam
Towson Jail Escape Attempt Leads to Jail Transfers
In the incident at Towson County Jail an inmate attempted to escape and was moved to Baltimore City Jail while Wilson was taken into custody following the escape attempt.
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More County
Towson
Wilson
Baltimore City
Two Teens Found Intoxicated on Roadside Near Hancock
Two girls aged 14 and 16 were found lying intoxicated along the road between Hancock and Berkeley Springs around 1:30 am. Constable Chariss Barnhart transported them to Morgan County sheriff for juvenile court proceedings. Both girls live in Berkeley Springs.
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Hancock
Berkeley Springs
Chariss Barnhart
Morgan County
Alog
Barnhart
Tom Bowers Makes Mark as a New York Songwriter
Tom Bower son of the late J Scott Bower former police magistrate of Hagerstown has become a rising songwriter in New York City. He published four compositions including Ready for the Dance and Riding On Top of the Clouds. His wife Betty Bower also published Just Call Me Friend and he has appeared on radio and issued Victrola records.
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Tom Bower
J. Scott Bower
Hagerstown
New York City
Mr. Bower
Betty Bower
Victrola
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Corn Relief
The ad from H.R. Rudy's Drug Store promotes Moone's Emerald Oil to treat painful corns by rubbing and applying the oil on shoes rubbing areas. It claims quick relief from sting and soreness and keeps feet comfortable in hot weather with a money back guarantee.
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Moone
H.R. Rudy
Bachelor’s Affairs at Maryland Theatre Delights Audiences
Comedy at the Maryland Theatre opens with James Forbes farce adapted plot. Adolphe Menjou stars as a settled bachelor pressed into marriage by a sisterly ploy. Minna Gombell, Herbert Mundin, Arthur Pierson, Allan Dinehart, Joan Margh, and Irene Purcell round out the cast under Alfred L. Werker’s direction.
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Fox
Maryland Theatre
James Forbes
Adolphe Menjou
Minna Gombell
Herbert Mundin
Arthur Pierson
Allan Dinehart
Joan Margh
Irene ‘Purcell
Alfred L. Werker
Grief Street at Henry's Theatre A Chesterfield Mystery Thriller
A Chesterfield mystery thriller Grief Street plays at Henry's Theatre featuring Alvin Merle's murder, detective reporter John Holland, and actress ee Kent in a lavish production directed by Richard Thorpe. Valorization is described as market price equalization by regulating supply.
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Hle
Henry’s
Arthur Hoerl
Alvin Merle
Richard Thorpe
New York
John Holland
Ee Kent
Buck Owens to Appear with Downie Bros Circus Monday
Movie star Buck Owens with his Hollywood troupe and horse Goldie will perform in person at the Willow Lane circus lot Monday. He will ride without a double in stunts, lead the grand entry parade at 11 45 a m, and film segments for upcoming projects during both matinee and evening shows.
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Buck Owens
Goldie
Hollywood
Downie Bros. Circus
Willow Lane Circus
Buck
Elegals
Owens
Iorld
Forgotten Commandments at the Colonial Theatre
Paramount presents Forgotten Commandments a drama of romance and action addressing a sweeping new morality trend. The film, hailed as a season masterpiece, prompts ministers and audiences to confront a rapidly changing social system with global implications.
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Colonial Theatre
Paramount
Mount Airy Ridge Visitor Notes And Health Update
July 25 report from Mount Airy Ridge lists visits to the Murray and Myers households. L. F. Murray’s son-in-law suffered a sun stroke days earlier but shows improvement. Numerous relatives and friends from Hagerstown Cedar Lawn Up ton Pa Martinsburg and Berks County gathered for dinners and calls, with Nellie Pittenger recovering mobility after ten days bed rest.
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Mt. Airy Ridge
L. F. Murray
Grant Myers
Myers
Otho Brandenburg
Pauline
Pearl
Ernest
Howard
Chewsville
Isabell Shank
Alice Shank
Preston Myers
Nannie Martin
Selina Kendig
Martinsburg
W. Va
Thomas A. Fitzenger
A. B. Miller
Mary Keister
William Strite
Hagerstown
C. E. Winger
Helen
Cedar Lawn
Max Fiery
C. R. Stouffer
Irvin Pittenger
Max Springer
Upton
Z. L. Carbaugh
David Palmer
Ha Berstown
Catherine Myers
J. Luther Fresh
Spicxer
Ethel Pittenger
Charles Hollinger
Martin L. Hollinger
Chas. W. Denfoss
Mrs Crider Family Visits In Hagerstown Monday
Mrs W F Crider and children John Mary Anne Wayne Jr Grandmother Critler Mr and Mrs A B Johnson and Miss Bessie Johnson of Hagerstown visited Mrs Preston Myers on Monday afternoon Miss Nellie Frush of Spickler's and Miss Thelma Spickler joined the gathering.
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W. F. Crider
John
Mary Anne
Wayne, Jr
Critler
Johnson
Bessie Johnson
Hagerstown
Nellie Frush
Spickler
Thelma Spickler
Preston Myers
Local Notes From Brownsville and Potomac River Fishing
Hoffmaster catches 13 bass in Potomac with largest weighing three pounds. W B Martin kills two large black snakes along a Brownsville street. Rev McKinley Caffman of Idaho preaches at Church of the Brethren. Several social visits and guests from Baltimore Philadelphia Frederick and Carroll counties are listed. Paolo Veronese emerges as a chief master of the Venetian Renaissance.
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Charles
T. Hoffmaster
Potomac
W. B. Martin
Brownsville
McKinley Caffman
Idaho
Church of the Brethren
J. R. Brown
Baltimore
Edward Martin
William Settle
Mary
Elizabeth
Mary UO. Settie
G. T. Brown
F. M. Hoffmaster
British Empire Open Economic Conference Opens in Ottawa
Newsreel covers opening ceremonies in Ottawa as Lord Bessborough reads the King's message and Stanley Baldwin outlines England's plan for global economic recovery. Also shown are labor clashes in Marseilles, a U S Navy rescue chamber demo at Point Loma, a quirky aviation idea, a Charles River pontoon plane, and the Lumberjack Olympiad in Longview Washington. Vanadium discovery noted.
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Ottawa
Herald-Mail-Universal
Stanley Baldwin
England
Bennett
Canada
Ree
Great Britain
McNamee
Marseilles
Point Loma
Cal
Navy
U. S
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Urges Bile Flow
An old advertisement promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as a remedy to wake bile flow without calomel. It claims souring digestion harms the body and that the pills stimulate the liver gently, with a red-labeled bottle priced 25 cents.
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Carter
C. Mlce
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Hanneford
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T. A. Pittenger
Paolo Veronese
Napair
W. Washington &St
Peoples Drug Store
Frigidaire
Potomac Edison CO
Alvin Merel
Henry’s Theatre
Lee the Strangest
Ropay
Grief Street
Barbara Kent
Hell’s Headquarters
Sevis
Herald-Mail
University of Kansas
Pasker
Boston
Charles River Basin
Longeview
Wash
del Rio
Sefstrom
Men’s & Boys
Keystone Shoe Stores
W. Wash. St
People’s Drug Store
the Store For Best
Nettleton Shoes
McCardell Bros
Caskey Baking Co
Madne
Peaven
Last OF the Mohicans
Warner Bros
Saco
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